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Dr. Linda Burnes Bolton, P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N. serves as Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Bolton serves as Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer at Cedars-Sinai Health System and Research Institute in Los Angeles, California. Over 20 years, Dr. Bolton played a vital leadership role in raising issues of diversification in nursing education and practice. Her research, teaching and clinical expertise includes: nursing ... and patient care outcomes, improving organization performance, quality care, and cultural diversity within the health professions. She is co-investigator of the regional Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes research team. She serves as a Member of the Advisory Board-Accreditation Compliance at Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. She serves as a Member of Nursing Editorial Advisory Board at Zynx Health Incorporated. She serves as a Director of American Organization of Nurse Executives. She serves as a Trustee at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Bolton was the President of the American Academy of Nursing. She served as President of the National Black Nurses Association, and is a Member of the California Strategic Planning for Nursing Committee on Diversity, the Institute for Nursing and Health Care and the National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice. She advised on the formation of the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the National Hispanic Nurses Association. While at Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Bolton's division was designated as a Magnet Nursing Service by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest award given to hospitals by the nursing profession. She has provided leadership for several state and national programs including service as chair of the National Advisory committee of Transforming Care at the Bedside, Veteran Affairs Commission on Nursing and vice chair of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine. She serves as a Board Member of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She was named one of the top 25 women in health care in 2011 by Modern Healthcare magazine. Dr. Burnes Bolton serves on the American Organization of Nurse Executive Board of Directors. Dr. Bolton earned her bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing from Arizona State University (ASU). She completed her master’s of Science degree in Nursing, Master in Public Health, and Doctorate in Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She holds a Dr.P.H. and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (F.A.A.N.).

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